25 Plants You Can Eat In Nature (foraging for food)

Books for identifying edible plants in nature.

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[GaasubaMeskhenet]

4:20 white and red clover
4:55 daisies
5:35 dandelions
6:00 purslane
6:30 roses
7:05 wild grapes
7:25 cattail
7:45 kudzu
8:05 aloe vera
8:25 prickly pear cactus
8:45 milk thistle
9:15 stinging nettle
9:35 sunflower
9:55 acorns
10:25 fiddlehead fern
10:45 coyote melon
11:15 lotus flower
11:25 amaranth
11:45 leeks or ramps
12:00 wild onions or wild garlic
12:15 morels
12:40 cone flower
12:55 wild blackberries and raspberries
13:15 pine trees
13:40 mulberry trees

[TheDudeAbides]

Got a book about edible plants in my region and was blown away at how many plants were edible. Loads of free food in the wild!

[ambissing]

My husband's grandmother fed her 7 kids stinging nettle leaves during WWII during the severe food shortages in Germany and told them it was spinach.

[cyndaloolabelle]

Great background music!!! And thank you for not over-powering the music so that we could hear YOU instead of the music! Very informative video! Thank you!!!

[kerrynight]

Purslane shows up in several areas of my yard every summer and I'm always delighted to see it. I pick a handful every day to cook in my other vegetables, beans, etc.

[Christian_Prepper]

*HOW to TEST UNKNOWN PLANTS:*
*Although there are variables of the following technique, most are safe & get the same result. After harvesting & separating the plant into it's different segments (root, stalk, leaves, flower, fruit, seed). Also, whenever trying something for the first time, always leave a portion unused & unprocessed in a sack/bag/cloth wrap with the label "UNKNOWN PLANT BEING TESTED" just in case a sample needs to be provided to EMTs, a doctor or Poison Control.*
*TEST 1. Rub a segment of the plant (i.e. root) on the underside of your wrist & wait 5 minutes. If you do not experience burning, itching or tingling then go to the next test;*
*TEST 2. Rub the same segment across your lips & wait 5 minutes (DO NOT LICK LIPS). If you do not experience burning, itching or tingling then go to the next test;*
*TEST 3. Place a small piece of the same segment between your bottom lip & gums & wait 5 minutes (DON'T CHEW or SWALLOW). If you do not experience burning, itching, tingling, nausea or headache then go to the next test;*
*TEST 4. Steep the same segment with only water into a tea (DO NOT ADD ANYTHING ELSE) & sip a tiny bit & then wait 15 minutes. If you do not experience nausea, pain, burning, itching, tingling nausea or headache then go to the next test;*
*TEST 5. If you can feed some to an animal, do it. If after 24 hours the animal isn't sick or dead, feel free to consume in moderation.*

*WARNING!!! It amazes me that I have to say this but - the instant you begin to experience nausea, pain, burning, itching or tingling at any time during any of these Tests, STOP IMMEDIATELY! DO NOT CONTINUE the TEST & DISCARD that entire segment of the plant & move on to test a different segment of the plant. Conversely, avoid fooling yourself into thinking if a segment of a plant is safe, then perhaps whole plant must be safe? NO! Because there are some plants that have safe segments while other segments of the same plant can be dangerous. So don't get lazy, but take time to follow ALL 5 tests again with each individual segment of the plant. Each segment will take a total of half an hour to verify.*

[mannyfragoza]

Peterson's, Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs, is an all time fav of Preppers. Its pocket sized and easily slipped in to a jacket pocket or a backpack

[kimgordon]

I love the tip to find a new food each week. Great segment Kris!

[eleniswild]

Wild plant dishes are our future. Let's connect all over the world 🌍🌱🍀

[lynchsleigh]

Pine nuts can be roasted and eaten or ground into flour. My tribe goes by the rule of harvesting every third plant, this way two are left to germinate for the next season.

[jmang]

Great job and empowering instead of adding more fear to the current situation. Ur a cool cat, thanks.

[piobmhor]

I live in Nova Scotia, and fiddleheads have always been a delicacy available in the grocery store. Most folks had no idea that fiddleheads are everywhere, and free. You can steam them, or fry them up with a little butter and a squirt of lime or lemon juice. Yum!

[darkstaroblivion]

I reseed much of my forage .
Always save seeds and plant them to bring more future generations of food

[jonlouis]

I grew up foraging, and your guidelines are good. I only know a handful of plants and am always learning more. Without foraging, we would have been in big trouble this year, as I was out of work. Here in New England, a lot of plants that were common years ago are hard to find now for some reason. The wild grapes make great jam, and pies, but I haven't seen any for years. Fiddleheads are best blanched quickly, then fried in very hot fat.

[karenroot]

Thank you I’ve now subscribed. I now need a great book. Two of these weeds are in the back yard. Now to harvest and wash them to get dog pee off! Happy foraging everyone. Stay safe out there we’re going to need this info

[joycegonzales]

Stinging nettle has amazing m8neral content

[ZedreaOffGrid]

This is an amazing M A Z I N G. My only advice is do not wait until food is low to forage for edible plants. Nettles and Dandelions we remain stable during the Great Depression.
Their are edible plants all around us even in an urban landscape....
Learning the old ways will help us survive the hard times. Stay positive everyone and keep preparing your home

[rdkuless]

"Wild Edibles" by Sergei Botenko is an amazing book on NW foraging..

[SaintAnger]

Thanks for the charcoal tablet comment, I'm looking into it now

[Ont]

I just had lotus root soup. It tasted so good.